The use of the medical Internet and e-health services in Polish public opinion in 2007

Andrzej Staniszewski; Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak

ISSN: 1505-8409

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The use of the medical Internet and e-health services in Polish public opinion in 2007

Andrzej Staniszewski

,

Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak

Przew Lek 2008; 1: 287-289

Online publish date: 2008/03/03

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The results of an opinion poll conducted in April 2007 among a representative sample of 1000 Polish citizens (in the age range 15-80) were presented. The aim of this study was to assess the proportion of Poles who use the medical Internet and e-health services. There were 66.7% of Poles using the Internet, of which 41.4% were everyday users. For 48.2% of all respondents, the WWW was an important source of health information. More than half (55.3%) of Internet users browsed the Web for such information at least once a month. The percentage of Internet users in Poland has increased by 13.9% over the past two years, and the percentage of those using the Internet for health purposes increased by 11.8%. These changes have been in line with the general European trend observed at the same time.

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The use of the medical Internet and e-health services in Polish public opinion in 2007

Andrzej Staniszewski , Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak

medical Internet, e-health, opinion poll

Andrzej Staniszewski

,

Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak